Head of Mathematics

Required January or Easter 2022

Merchant Taylors’, Liverpool has a long and distinguished history as a leading school in the region. Based on over four hundred years of tradition, we aspire to be a forward-thinking and progressive centre of learning. 

We are seeking to appoint to an exceptional, enthusiastic Head of Mathematics to join Merchant Taylors’ Girls’ School and start employment in January or Easter 2022. We are looking for an inspirational leader with the ability to create and lead a nurturing learning environment, together with a commitment to bring out the best in every student. The opportunity has arisen due to the internal promotion of the previous incumbent and a maternity leave of absence in the department. There may be the possibility of this position being made permanent in the future for the successful candidate.

Teaching within the Mathematics Department at Merchant Taylors’ is driven by the latest pedagogy and as a result the successful candidate will find highly motivated and co-operative pupils with a strong desire to learn beyond the syllabus.  The department regularly prepares girls for the UKMT individual and team Mathematical Challenges as well as other external competitions.  Maths clinics and clubs are run at lunchtimes; it is thus commonplace to see girls in the department choosing to spend their free-time developing their understanding of mathematics. 

The successful candidate will be knowledgeable, enthusiastic and dedicated to the holistic approach to learning we pride ourselves on at Merchant Taylors’. The individual should thus be prepared to contribute fully towards the School’s extracurricular and co-curricular programmes.

We want you to be excellent at what you do because we will expect superb teaching at all levels of the school; we therefore want to help you to develop to become an outstanding practitioner both in and outside the classroom. We aspire to identify and encourage the strengths of each and every student we teach, and for this reason we expect staff to be able to develop strong academic and pastoral relationships with their students. 

We are confident that the learning environment and the benefits of working in one of the best independent schools in the North will be a truly engaging experience.

We will value and support your contribution to School life and in return provide you with excellent rewards:  

• Working as part of a committed and talented team

• Competitive salary 

• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme

• Extended holiday periods 

• Access to the Schools’ fitness suite 

• Support for your continuous professional development 

• Lunch and refreshments during the school day

• Employee assistance programme providing a 24-hour counselling and advice line

Make your best move this year and join a school of true distinction. 

For further details and to apply, please visit https://www.merchanttaylors.com/join-our-team/teaching-vacancies/

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Merchant Taylors’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)